The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-13
DURING THE WEEK.

/ il Washington, j. G. Tie LOdy is represented ~
| physicians from every part Of the country Presl-
dent Cleveland in a brief bat eloquent speech, vel
coined the doctors ana declared the congress open
| for the transaction of business The doctors and
their families number about five thousand indivld-
! uals~E. 5. Wheeler q Co, importers OF bar iron,
! tin, etc, Of New Haven Conn, have failed. The
! liabilities Of the firm are estimated to be S2OCO,G0O.
II is thought that they stTaghten out matters IN
/ a few days.
/ * THE CITY-In an alteration between negro
draylnan and Mr.. Z. o. stockeT who has charge OF
/ the Georgia Ice c0mpanys business, the former
/ received severe cut ON the am, from when ne
came very near bleeding TO dfah before physician
reached the scene and stopped the aow...A burglar
attempted to burglarze Rev. n. Kef Smiths r3si-
| dence, but was frightened away before he secured
! anything..-.The city council fixed the license, in
case whisky is brought back in November at s., 800,
aud COZ hned the sale Of same within radius OF half
! mile each way from the center Of the city.
Wednesday, September "A brick mason
in Admission, Ala fell from the head Of stairway,
breaking his jaw bone and fracturing his skull. II
is doubtful if he VIII recoyerA fast mail train on
| the Richmond, York River and ChesaI eake rail
road ran into a wagon and team while crossing the
tracks, killing the driver and both mules instantly
...."Another attempt was made to burn the New
| York Zeitung socialistic newspaper No damage
was done The boiler Of a threshing engine ex-
| pIoded at Gordon Springs H., fatally iniurng five
men Miledgeville experienced a shock OF earth
| quake which awakened q number Of citizens from
| their slumbers.
IL THE CTY-The brake on a Wheat street car
broke and gave the Passengers wild, fast ride to
the foot Of the grade. 10 one hurt.....A negro
| named Andy Hays shot and seriously injured
another negro named Peter Thompson at the expo
! siton grounds. 1t caused great excitement, and
! there was strong talk of lynchng Hays but officers
! got him OF to the city before the threat could he
| carried into execution.
| Thursday, September Sex Governor vii
liam Aiken died at his country home at Flat Rock,
| N e. at the age Of eighty-One years. He was COVER
norsouth Carolina in 1874 and alarge slave HOLDER.
Assistant Sec eay Portef viii resign his position in
Was ingt0n in a few days. He resigns on account
Of the i'll healtho of his wife A large fire in Joseph
| Jackson silk mill, in Patterson, n j., entailed
less OF el5oUO to the owner and throws GOO men out
| OF emp!oyment.....Th The body Of an unknown white
woman, in a state Of decomposition, was found in
the road near savannah.
IN THE ClTY.-Seyeral prominent prohibtionists
held conference in regard to the approaching pro-
hibton fight which will take place in Atlanta in a
few months. The meeting was quite lively andres
olutiors were adopted condemning the ants for
springng the prohibition question right ON the eve
OF the approaching Piedmont exposition. The date
Of the election has not yei been determined upon
as there seems to be some doubt about the time that
it can be called The prohibitionist claim that it
cannot be called until two years expire from the
time the result was announced, which was month
after the election. If that be the case, it can't be
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